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Bible Live: A Special Celebration of Christmas and Chanukah
1 cassette / 50 minutes
Celeste Holms reads from Genesis
Gay Talese reads the story of the Tower of Babel
Ruby Dee delivers the Ten Commandments with her husband Ossie Davis
Tammy Grimes tells the story of the burning bush
Rabbi Harold Kushner tells the story of Moses
A live recording of readings from the Bible - accompanied by music - by leaders in the arts, literature, and politics
At the heart of Everett Fox's acclaimed new translation of The Five Books of Moses, which has received wide support from both Christian and Jewish authorities, is the notion that the Bible was meant to be read aloud.
And so it was on the evening of December 18, 1995, when musicians, statesmen, theologians, writers, and actors came together to celebrate the true meaning of the holiday season with a reading from The Schocken Bible at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. This special evening is forever commemorated in this live recording.
This Random House AudioBook is an exclusive production, and a unique way for individuals and families alike to share in readings from the Bible. It is certain to be an important part of holiday celebrations for many generations to come.
Celeste Holms reads from Genesis
Gay Talese reads the story of the Tower of Babel
Ruby Dee delivers the Ten Commandments with her husband Ossie Davis
Tammy Grimes tells the story of the burning bush
Rabbi Harold Kushner tells the story of Moses
A live recording of readings from the Bible - accompanied by music - by leaders in the arts, literature, and politics
At the heart of Everett Fox's acclaimed new translation of The Five Books of Moses, which has received wide support from both Christian and Jewish authorities, is the notion that the Bible was meant to be read aloud.
And so it was on the evening of December 18, 1995, when musicians, statesmen, theologians, writers, and actors came together to celebrate the true meaning of the holiday season with a reading from The Schocken Bible at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. This special evening is forever commemorated in this live recording.
This Random House AudioBook is an exclusive production, and a unique way for individuals and families alike to share in readings from the Bible. It is certain to be an important part of holiday celebrations for many generations to come.
Audio Cassette
First published October 29, 1996
About the author
Everett Fox
17 books14 followersEverett Fox is a scholar and translator of the Hebrew Bible, a graduate of Brandeis University. He is currently the Allen M. Glick Professor of Judaic and Biblical Studies and director of the program in Jewish Studies at Clark University.
Dr. Fox received a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D from Brandeis University in 1968, 1972, and 1975, respectively. He has been at Clark since 1987. Dr. Fox serves as director of the program in Jewish Studies, and is also affiliated with the programs in Race and Ethnic Relations and Comparative Literature.
Dr. Fox's main scholarly focus is the rhetoric and internal coherence of the Hebrew Bible, and how they may be brought out in translation. In 1995, Everett published The Five Books of Moses, which tries to echo characteristics of the Hebrew text; in November of 1999, Give Us a King! Samuel, Saul, and David, a translation of the book of Samuel along similar lines, appeared. He is also interested in how the Bible has been transformed at each stage by generations of Israelites, Jews, and Christians. He teaches courses in which texts serve as windows to the attitudes and concerns of Jews through the ages.
Dr. Fox's activities in translation have led him to some unexpected places. He was a religious consultant on the animated film Prince of Egypt, and has been collaborating with an American-Israeli artist, Schwebel, who sets the David stories against the backdrop of 1980s Jerusalem.
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Dr. Fox received a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D from Brandeis University in 1968, 1972, and 1975, respectively. He has been at Clark since 1987. Dr. Fox serves as director of the program in Jewish Studies, and is also affiliated with the programs in Race and Ethnic Relations and Comparative Literature.
Dr. Fox's main scholarly focus is the rhetoric and internal coherence of the Hebrew Bible, and how they may be brought out in translation. In 1995, Everett published The Five Books of Moses, which tries to echo characteristics of the Hebrew text; in November of 1999, Give Us a King! Samuel, Saul, and David, a translation of the book of Samuel along similar lines, appeared. He is also interested in how the Bible has been transformed at each stage by generations of Israelites, Jews, and Christians. He teaches courses in which texts serve as windows to the attitudes and concerns of Jews through the ages.
Dr. Fox's activities in translation have led him to some unexpected places. He was a religious consultant on the animated film Prince of Egypt, and has been collaborating with an American-Israeli artist, Schwebel, who sets the David stories against the backdrop of 1980s Jerusalem.
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